Persons familiar with flag etiquette know that flying the U.S. flag upside down is a distress signal. Someone needs help. This is not limited to the U.S. flag; An upside-down flag is internationally recognized as a distress signal.
That being the case, for years — decades, actually — I have made a point of preferring U.S. flag postage stamps and I always affix them to their respective envelopes upside down. No doubt a great many people, upon seeing my upside down stamps, think it’s simple carelessness or a “who cares” attitude on my part — that I simply didn’t bother to place it right side up.
I assure you it is quite deliberate and done with the express intention of sending a distress signal. The country is in trouble. The government and “public servants” who are charged with defending and serving Americans are instead violating our rights, ignoring the Constitution and the country is on the road to ruin as a result.
It’s not my intention to catalog all the distressing problems in this post. Just look around at recent events. The current financial crisis is the direct result of government interference in the free market, yet the free market is taking the blame. This sort of thing has been going on for decades. As a result, the country is doomed.
It’s a small thing, my upside-down flag stamps, but there are people who Get It and upon seeing my stamps, know that they are not alone.